Tim Hudak: Tory Leader

Ontario Election Dept: The campaign thus far had been marked by sparring between the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives over a Liberal proposal to give a $10,000 tax credit to businesses that hire certain new Canadians, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The Conservatives prepared a new round of onslaught against the merits of the plan Monday, with radio ads, press releases and talk from Hudak. But with the language noticeably softened and the inflammatory "foreign workers" term all but deep-sixed, the controversy fizzled Tuesday and tORONTO - A surprise hot-button issue in the Ontario election campaign over an immigrant tax credit petered out Tuesday almost as quickly as it flared up, allowing the leaders to get some traction with their pet issues. Tory Leader Tim Hudak initially slammed the plan as an "affirmative action program to hire foreign workers," and the Liberals immediately decried the attack as xenophobic. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.